EP0079166A1 - Beleg-Verarbeitungssystem - Google Patents

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EP0079166A1
EP0079166A1 EP82305672A EP82305672A EP0079166A1 EP 0079166 A1 EP0079166 A1 EP 0079166A1 EP 82305672 A EP82305672 A EP 82305672A EP 82305672 A EP82305672 A EP 82305672A EP 0079166 A1 EP0079166 A1 EP 0079166A1
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slip
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Kataoka Hiroyuki
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G06K15/02—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K17/00—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K2215/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
    • G06K2215/0082—Architecture adapted for a particular function
    • G06K2215/0097—Printing on special media, e.g. labels, envelopes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S347/00—Incremental printing of symbolic information
    • Y10S347/90—Data processing for electrostatic recording

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  • the present invention relates to a processing system for preparing slips, i.e., shipping or handling slips using data noted on a separate sheet.
  • a set of shipping slips consists of a number of associated slips such as (1) a handling slip necessary for locating and packaging goods at a shipping center, (2) a tag to be attached to the goods, (3) a handling slip necessary for services at a depot (e.g., a small delivery station) connecting the shipping center and the addressee, and (4) a slip (delivery receipt) to be signed by the addressee acknowledging the receipt of the goods. Therefore, whenever required by a customer a shipping clerk prepares a set of such shipping slips according to information regarding the goods, the sender and addressee.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a conventional handling slip 1 containing an "Addressee” section 11 and a "Sender” section 12
  • the name and address of the addressee the name of the goods and a symbol indicative thereof are to be noted
  • the "Sender” section the name and address of the sender are to be written.
  • the information contained in the other shipping slips is basically the same as that noted in the handling slip.
  • one object of the present invention is to provide a slip processing system capable of preparing slips permitting an operator to immediately recognize the identity of the goods.
  • This object can be achieved by a system including means for recognizing letters or numerals which are characteristic of the goods and which are noted on a separate sheet, and means for selecting a visual mode according to the recognition result and printing said mode on a slip.
  • a slip processing system comprising means 21 for reading necessary data --from separate sheets, means for identifying, from the data read, certain letters or numerals that characterize a slip to be prepared, means 23 for selecting a predetermined visual mark according to the results of said identification, means 22 for storing the image of the data read, editing means 24 for allocating the stored data and selected mark into locations on predetermined slip forms, and means 28 for printing the edited data onto a prescribed slip sheet 61.
  • Fig. 2 is a general view of the slip processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system generally indicated at 2 consists of two physically separate portions; the right-hand portion consists of a data input unit 21 with a platen 21A on the top, a memory unit 22 for storing the input data, a mark selecting unit 23 that identifies the goods according to the stored data and selects a proper mark, a data editing unit 24, and a control unit 25.
  • the left-hand portion consists of an operating panel 26, an output control unit 27 and a printing unit 28 for delivering output data using a laser beam.
  • the respective units are electrically connected as shown in the block diagram of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 2 prepares slips according to a set of standardized forms in a sequence of four steps.
  • the first step is to store the data regarding the prescribed slip form.
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of a form containing a set of four shipping slips as widely used in the shipping section of department stores.
  • the form of shipping slips 3 processed by the system of the present invention must meet the following requirements:
  • a sheet of paper including the slip forms meeting the above requirements is first set on the platen 21A-
  • the control unit 25 sends a read command signal to the input unit 21, which then causes a fluorescent lamp (not shown) under platen 21A to move in an auxiliary scanning direction, so as to read the form 3 whose image is then formed on an image sensor (not shown).
  • the resulting video signal is digitalized and sent to the memory unit 22.
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram of the memory unit 22, which consists of first to fourth memory regions 221 to 224 and a data output control circuit 225.
  • control unit 25 furnishes control circuit 225 with a signal 35 that commands the storage of the form.
  • control circuit 225 sends a read/write signal 36 to the first memory region 221, in which the digitalized video signal 38 is written as the image of the form 3 with the aid of an addressing signal 37.
  • Fig. 6 is a plan view of an order slip as filled in by the sender-
  • the order slip generally indicated at 4 contains, for example, ten sections 41 1 to 41 10 in which the names and addresses of respective addressees are written, and a section 42 in which the name and address of the sender are written. Sections 41 1 to 41 10 correspond to sections 34 1 to 34 4 shown in Fig. 4 and are of the same size, and section 42 corresponds to sections 33, to 33 of Fig. 4 and is also the same size. Order slip 4 is set on the platen 21A.
  • control circuit 225 sends a read/write signal 53 to the third storage region 223, in which digitalized video signals corresponding to the marks are written with the aid of addressing signals 54 for the respective sections 47 1 to 47 10 .
  • the system is ready to perform the fourth step, which consists of electronically editing the data stored in the first to third storage regions 221 to 223 and issuing the desired shipping slips.
  • Fig. 7 shows such issued slips in discrete form.
  • the set of shipping slips 6 consists of a handling slip 61 - for use at a shipping center, a tag 61 2 to be attached to the goods, a slip 61 3 for use at a depot and a delivery receipt 61 4
  • the necessary data has been electronically loaded from the order slip 4 (Fig. 6), and the "addressee" section 62 and "sender” section 63 on each of the slips 61 1 to 61 4 .
  • Typical operating modes include (i) setting the number of copies to be made, (ii) setting the number of cases to be handled and (iii) setting the proper form to be used.
  • the number of sets of slips 6 to be issued is determined. One set of slips is sufficient for ordinary cases, control unit 25 sends a read start signal to data input unit 21, whereupon the information is read from the order slip as described in connection with the first step.
  • control unit 25 When the reading of the order slip 4 has started, control unit 25 provides I/O control circuit 225 with a signal 44 for instructing the storage of that slip. Upon receiving this signal 44, control circuit 225 sends a read/write signal 45 to the second memory region 222, in which a digitalized video signal 38 is written as the image of the slip 4 with the aid of an addressing signal 46.
  • the third step begins, which consists of the recognition of the numerals indicated in "Item Symbol" sections 47 1 to 47 10 on the order slip and the selection of the proper item (goods identifying mark).
  • the positions of each of the sections 47 1 to 47 10 on the order slip 4 are predetermined, so that when a read-out signal 51 is delivered to control circuit 225 from control unit 25, a read/write signal 45 is produced and video signals 38 for the respective positions are produced in response to an addressing signal 46. These video signals are successively fed to mark-selecting unit 23.
  • Mark selecting unit 23 functions as an optical character reader (OCR) and analyzes and identifies the numerals written in sections 47 1 to 47 10 . It then reads a corresponding mark out of an internal memory and sends this mark to data of control unit 25, produces a signal 58 for transmitting part of the data stored in the second storage region 222 over to the fourth storage region 224.
  • the signal 53 supplied to the I/O control circuit 225 contains address information that designates the reading position of the first "addressee" section 41 1 (Fig. 6) and address information designating the writing position of each "addressee” section 62 (Fig. 7). These two types of information have already been stored in a memory (not shown) in the editing unit 24 using keys on the operating panel 26.
  • read/write signal 45 is sent to the second storage region 222 along with an addressing signal 46 that designates the address at which the data written in first "addressee” section 41 1 has been stored.
  • a video signal 38 is thus read out and is first written in the location corresponding to each "addressee" section 62 (Fig. 7) in the fourth storage region 224 according to the read/write signal 56 and the addressing signal 57 for the "addressee" section of slip 61 1 .
  • the "addressee" sections in slips 61 2 to 61 4 are successively designated by addressing signal 57, and the video signal read out from the location in the second storage region 222 corresponding to the first "addressee” section 41 1 is written in the corresponding location in each of the slips 61 2 to 61 4 .
  • data editing unit 24 After setting the proper operating mode, the operator depresses a slip issue button on operating panel 26. Then, data editing unit 24 produces a signal for transmitting the form that has been stored in the first storage region 221 to the fourth storage region 224.
  • signal 55 containing the address information for such transmission is supplied to I/O control circuit 225, a read/write signal 36 is sent to the first storage region 221, which is also provided with an addressing signal 37 that designates the stored address of form 3.
  • a video signal 38 is thus read out and is written into the fourth storage region 224 as the image of form 3, with the aid of read/write signal 56 and addressing signal 57.
  • data editing unit 24 under the control from the first "addressee" section 41, data editing unit 24 produces a signal 58 that includes address information for designating the reading position of "sender” section 42 (Fig. 6) and address information designating the writing p osi- tion of "sender” section 63 (Fig. 7). These two types of address information have also been stored in the memory in the editing unit 24.
  • signal 58 is fed to I/O control circuit 225, the data regarding the sender is transcribed onto the location corresponding to the "sender" section 63 of each of the slips 61 1 to 61 4 in the same manner as described above.
  • data editing unit 24 produces a signal 59 for transmitting part of the data in the third storage region 223 to the fourth storage region.
  • Signal 59 contains address information for designating the reading position of the mark corresponding to the first "symbol" section 47 1 (Fig. 6) and address information for designating the position at which the mark is to be placed on each of the slips 61 1 to 61 4 (Fi g . 7).
  • a read/write signal 53 is sent to the third storage region 223 and the stored mark address for the first "symbol" section 47 1 is designated by addressing signal 54.
  • a video signal 38 is thus read out and is written into the fourth storage region 224 in specific positions designated by the read/write signal 56 and addressing signal 57 which instructs writing, in this case, onto the upper right corner and lower left corner of the slip 61 1 .
  • the packaged goods are fish, and salmon in particular. Since the upper right corner of the slip 61 1 is larger than the lower left corner, data corresponding to a mark 64 representing a fish and a symbol or printed characters for salmon is written into the location corresponding to the upper right corner, whereas data corresponding to another mark 65 also representing a fish may be written into the location corresponding to the lower left corner.
  • the other slips 612 to 61 4 are addressed sequentially by the addressing signal 57, and a video signal 38 is written into the addressed locations.
  • the present sheet of shipping slip forms 3 (Fig- 4) is of such a nature that neither depot slip 61 3 nor delivery receipt 61 4 has an adequate space in the upper right corner. Therefore, in this case data corresponding to mark 65 is written only into the location corresponding to the lower left corner of each of these slips.
  • control unit 24 instructs output control unit 27 to begin to issue the slips, whereupon it produces a signal 60 instructing the delivery of the image synthesized in the fourth storage region 224.
  • I/O control circuit 225 Upon receiving signal 60, I/O control circuit 225 outputs a read/write signal 56 and an addressing signal 57 to produce an output video signal 38 from the fourth storage region 224. This video signal is then fed to the printer unit 28, which prints out shipping slips 6 in a digital fashion. Thereafter, the system performs the next shipping slip issuing cycle according to the same sequence.
  • Fi g. 8 illustrates a set of shipping slips 7 which have been issued from the system of the present invention together with a mark 71 representing alcoholic beverages-Since mark 71 does not contain letters and is of a relatively small size, it can be written in both the upper right and lower left corners of each slip.
  • Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of the present invention wherein a set of shipping slips generally indicated at 8 is made to contain the item mark in a small space defined by ruled lines 81. As shown in the enlarged scale portion, the item mark consists of the name 811 "salmon" and a picture 812 of a fish (which is the generic description).
  • One advantage of the embodiment of Fig. 9 is that it is capable of enabling the operator to identify the goods instantly by using only a tiny mark.
  • the system of the present invention prints out descriptive information and a mark designating the goods simultaneously, and is capable of preparing slips with a good visual effect in a very efficient manner.
  • Addressee, Sender and Mark data is written into the fourth storage region 224 in the stated order, but it is to be understood that the respective data can be written in other orders.
  • the slip processing system both reads out slip forms and stores the resulting video signal in an internal memory, but it will also be understood that an external memory such as a floppy disc may be used to store the necessary slip forms.
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